Court Reporter

One of the three people accused of murdering solicitor Katie Foreman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the crime, but the plea has been rejected by prosecutors.

Bradley Max Rawlinson, 40, Bernard Justin Spicer, 31, and Michelle Sharon Proud, 28, are accused of murdering Ms Foreman, who died in a fire at her home in the Wollongong suburb of Corrimal on October 27, 2011.

On the first day of the trio's trial in Wollongong on Tuesday, Mr Rawlinson pleaded guilty before the jury to manslaughter over Ms Foreman's death.